aussiejeff posted a photo:
IMAGE INFO
– The inscription as best I can read it is – "FOLNI * MARCHIVS * ET * QVINTVS * M * FOLNI * SEX * FIAB * SEVERI * FILI * VOIVM * PAIRIS * DEDIC *".
– My best partial translation is – "Dedicated to, ?, Marchius (Marcus) and Quintus, son of Marcus, ?, Sextus ? Severus (2nd Century Roman General), son (sons), ?, ?".
– More enlightened help in translating this rare text would be greatly appreciated!!
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SOURCE INFO
– Original image was captured by my late father-in-law, Driver Tom Beazley of the Australian Army 2/4 Anti Malaria Control Unit, 9th Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, using a folding Kodak 6-20 Brownie camera with 120 roll film, while he was on extended leave.
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PROCESS INFO
– Digitized using a Canon Canoscan 8800F scanner.
– Restored from the very badly grained, scratched & faded original, using Adobe Photoshop Creative Studio 8.0